Chapter 347: Sudden News

In the Ancient Starpath, on a certain Barren Planet, looking down from high above, the Ground was cracked due to dryness.

Aside from the yellow sand dancing all over the sky, almost no other colors could be seen on the ground.

A battered Spaceship was nearly buried by the yellow sand. Its outer shell was severely caved in, as if it had crashed here after a high-altitude dive. The Engine exhaust ports were piled full of yellow sand.

The wind howled. Amidst the dancing yellow sand, a figure vaguely approached. The Armor on his body was full of cracks, and he wore a somewhat intact Helmet.

Bang!

The Blast Door of the battered Spaceship was suddenly kicked open. There was actually a person inside as well, his whole body wrapped in Medical Gauze, as if he had suffered extremely severe injuries.

"Wade, did you find any repair materials?" he inquired.

"Captain..." Wade shook his head: "This planet is truly too barren. Even underground, we can't find materials to repair the Spaceship."

Farley sighed; he had estimated this himself. In the Ancient Starpath, 99% of the Barren Planets didn't have any valuable mineral resources.

Most A-Tier Lifeforms still relied on Spaceships to travel between stars, except for those A-Tier Lifeforms possessing special abilities, like Dark Star.

This was even more true in the Ancient Starpath. Without a Spaceship, when facing a suddenly appearing Cosmic Calamity, they wouldn't even have the chance to escape.

"Captain, Returning Star won't abandon us. They are definitely out there searching for us right now," Wade consoled.

"Of course they are searching for us..." Farley took out a Silver-White Metal Mechanical Box, inputted the Encryption Key, and easily opened this Mechanical Box.

A brilliant light emanated from the Mechanical Box. Wade couldn't help but stretch his head to look over. This was their mission target—the Heart of the Titan.

Farley reached out and took out this fist-sized brilliant Crystal from the Mechanical Box. He stared at this dream-like Crystal, gradually becoming entranced:

"With the Heart of the Titan still here, they won't give up searching. What I'm worried about is that the ones who find us first won't be our own people..."

"This is the Heart of the Titan?" Wade couldn't help but ask curiously.

Previously, they had strictly followed the mission protocol. Apart from the Captain, the other Squad Members had absolutely no chance to see this Heart of the Titan.

"Here, take a look..." Farley glanced at him and casually tossed the Heart of the Titan to Wade.

Wade jumped in fright, hastily reaching out to catch this exceptionally precious treasure.

"Captain!" he couldn't help but shout: "This is a classified mission, how could you just casually toss it to me!"

Farley chuckled: "We're almost losing our lives, and we haven't even seen what it is we're protecting. Don't you think it's too much of a pity?"

Wade seemed to want to say something more, but staring at this brilliant Crystal in his hand, he swallowed back his words.

He was indeed somewhat curious. It was said that this thing was formed from the corpse of a rumored Titan undergoing a long period of weathering.

"I feel like my whole person has become much clearer, my vision seems sharper, and the speed of my blood flow has also increased a lot..." Wade murmured:

"This thing is actually exactly the same as the rumors. Carrying it around can enhance Mental Power and the Physical body."

He couldn't help but say: "If I hold onto this thing constantly, my Gene Chain Development Progress would probably only need five years to reach 100%."

"Enhancing your Gene Chain Development Progress, only a brat like you could think of that." Farley sneered: "Do you think His Highness Titus racked his brains to get this thing just to increase Gene Chain Development Progress?"

"Then what else can this thing do?" Wade asked doubtfully.

"This thing... can do way too many things." Farley spoke meaningfully, but it made Wade roll his eyes: "So it turns out Captain, you also don't know what else this thing can do, yet you're putting on an act to Con me."

Being exposed by Wade, Farley turned his head somewhat awkwardly, muttering something under his breath.

"Eh... why is this thing suddenly flashing?" Wade asked doubtfully.

Heh... at least he knows to give me an out. This Heart of the Titan hasn't had any other anomalies since it arrived in my hands, couldn't he use a better Excuse.

Farley thought Wade just wanted to ease the awkward atmosphere. He turned his head back and was just about to say something when his brows suddenly furrowed.

He saw that the Heart of the Titan in Wade's hand was actually flashing incessantly.

"How could this be?" Farley was bewildered.

"Captain..." Wade pondered deeply, guessing: "Do you think it's because the Heart of the Titan discovered my extraordinary potential and is prompting me?"

"Scram!" Farley said grumpily: "Read less Galactic Biographies. You're an A-Tier Lifeform at any rate, why do you act like someone with Eighth-Grade Syndrome."

As he spoke, a sudden sense of vigilance rose in his heart. Farley abruptly looked up, his pupils shrinking.

A white Spaceship had appeared above their heads at some unknown time!

"Not good!" Farley's expression immediately Turned pale in shock. And Wade, who had just reacted, directly grabbed Farley's shoulder, like a streak of Flowing Light, his speed extremely fast, swiftly evacuating the area!

Bang!

However, just as they charged out of the yellow sand, Farley and Wade flew backwards. The two crashed onto the Ground, quickly got up, stood back to back, and stared alertly at their surroundings.

In the yellow sand on all sides, several figures with powerful Auras faintly appeared, forming an encirclement, trapping the two in the center.

"Hand over the Heart of the Titan..." One of them beckoned to the two, his tone flat.

Wade's eyes were fierce, but he heard Farley speak: "If we hand over the Heart of the Titan to you, will you let us live?"

Wade looked at Farley in disbelief, but Farley was very calm: "During the previous ambush, we had hope of escaping, so naturally we had to fight with all our Strength."

"But under the current situation, even if we fight with all our Strength, there is no possibility of winning. Since that's the case, why not preserve our lives?"

"You still have uses." Keek leaped down from the Spaceship, causing a ring of sand to shoot out from the Ground. The sense of threat coming from him made the two change their expressions again.

"We really can't fight..." Farley advised: "Give the thing to them."

Wade's expression changed several times, finally looking somewhat dejected, and threw the Heart of the Titan from his hand.

Keek caught the Heart of the Titan and nodded in satisfaction, and the flashing light of the Heart of the Titan also reached its peak.

"You guys have a way to locate the Heart of the Titan!?" Farley finally realized, while also guessing the other party's origins.

In the entire Universe, factions with this capability could be counted on one's fingers.

"This has nothing to do with you..." Keek put away the Heart of the Titan and looked at the two: "There's one more thing we need your help with."

"Contact Li Yu and say you need him to rendezvous with you."

"Li Yu?" Farley and Wade Looked at Each Other in Dismay. They weren't unfamiliar with this name, knowing he was the new noble currently in the limelight in Returning Star.

The goal of this group of people wasn't just the Heart of the Titan?

This thought flashed through Farley's mind, and he appeared somewhat troubled: "I'm afraid it will be very hard for us to do that."

"Why?" A cold gleam flashed through Keek's eyes. "You belong to Returning Star. Isn't it only right and proper for him to rendezvous with you?"

"This is a bit complicated to explain..." Farley deliberated: "If we contact him first thing, he'll definitely sense that something is wrong."

Even Farley knew Li Yu wasn't from Titus's camp. Leaving Keya uncontacted and instead asking Li Yu for rendezvous—even an Idiot would know there was a problem.

Keek wasn't from Returning Star and didn't know the twists and turns inside. After Farley's explanation, his brows furrowed tightly.

So to speak, their original plan was indeed unworkable.

He originally wanted to find the Heart of the Titan first, then lure Li Yu over, set an ambush, take him down, and leave unhurriedly.

He didn't expect this plan to be stranded from the very beginning. It's not like they couldn't deal with a mere Li Yu.

"Then this is troublesome." Keek pondered secretly.

"I have a way to make him not suspicious." Farley took the initiative to speak, looking very much like a Pathfinder for the Enemy who wanted to save his life.

"Tell me..." Keek looked at him.

"Contacting Li Yu alone will definitely be suspected, but as long as we contact all the Returning Star forces in the Ancient Starpath, there's a high probability he won't be suspicious."

Farley's proposal made Keek sneer: "You want to draw all of Returning Star's people in the Ancient Starpath over, and then counter us?"

Farley shrugged: "This is just a suggestion. Whether to adopt this suggestion is up to you."

Farley was using an Overt Strategy. Only with this method would Li Yu's likelihood of suspicion be the lowest.

Keek also knew the other party's calculations. If they really followed Farley's suggestion, they would definitely fight with Returning Star.

And Returning Star might also snatch back the Heart of the Titan.

This guy probably didn't know yet that the Returning Star Fleet had been completely wiped out. Keek considered; their main mission was to capture Li Yu.

Although Farley's proposal carried certain risks, right now they simply didn't know where Li Yu was.

They had a way to locate the Heart of the Titan, but no way to locate Li Yu.

According to Headquarters' intelligence, the people Returning Star sent this time weren't strong; only Keya deserved attention.

Now their fleet was completely wiped out, and their Strength was greatly reduced... with advance preparation, it wasn't impossible to handle.

Keek pondered slightly. Without any clues about Li Yu, they could only take some risks.

............

Boom!

A blood-colored radiance erupted from Stanley's body, similar to Li Yu's earlier, though much weaker.

Li Yu nodded in satisfaction. After munching on steaks for a few days, Stanley finally awakened as well.

Looking around, almost everyone was huffing and puffing while gnawing on steaks. Stanley was the first person to awaken the Red Lotus State.

"This feeling..." Stanley clenched his fists, feeling endless strength in his body, his heart full of shock.

It had only been about two months since he started following Li Yu, yet his Strength had jumped several small steps, completely incomparable to before.

Anthony looked at Stanley, who had just erupted his Cosmo, and the speed of his meat-munching noticeably increased. He even kicked Carol, telling him to eat faster too.

"Master, Your Excellency Hunter requests a communication connection..."

Li Yu received Claptrap's report and nodded immediately.

A Holographic Screen popped up, and Hunter's large face surfaced on it, though his expression looked somewhat strange right now.

"Why do you look like you're constipated?" Li Yu asked curiously.

Hunter explained: "This morning, the three fleets received a secret transfer order, telling us to approach the Amethyst Territory and prepare for battles that may occur at any time."

"Battles? What battles?" Li Yu asked somewhat doubtfully.

Hunter continued: "Aren't you three executing a secret mission in the Ancient Starpath? Of course it's to rendezvous with you."

"You even know this?"

At this, Li Yu's expression also became strangely complex. How did Hunter know about this?

"It was stated in the secret transfer order. It's just that you temporarily handed the Authority to me, so I could receive it." Hunter then transmitted the secret transfer order to Li Yu.

Li Yu didn't care much about the title of Fleet Commander, and he wasn't proficient in fleet combat either, so he transferred the highest Authority to Hunter.

Looking at this secret transfer order, Li Yu's expression gradually became complex.

The transfer order not only asked the three fleets to rendezvous on the surface.

It even ordered the Fleet Commander to proceed to a certain coordinate in the Ancient Starpath to rendezvous with the Captain and Vice-Captain of the Hermit Squad who were trapped there.

And the Hermit Squad was exactly the squad escorting the Heart of the Titan.

"News of the Heart of the Titan was delivered to me just like this?"

Li Yu never imagined that news of the Heart of the Titan would be delivered to him in this manner.

"This is a transfer order from the Supreme Command, not an order from Titus..." Li Yu stared at the transfer order code, feeling a Baffling sensation in his heart.

If it were Titus's order, it definitely wouldn't have included Li Yu.

"This means someone bypassed Titus and issued this order," Li Yu pondered to himself.

Soli and the others also received this transfer order. According to the report transmitted from Soli's Smart Terminal, they were also very confused.

Keya personally sought verification from Titus. Soli didn't know the specific conversation, so Li Yu didn't know either.

Anyway, after the conversation ended, Keya prepared to head to the coordinate location to rendezvous with the Hermit Squad.

On the surface, there was no problem with the transfer order, and Li Yu couldn't pick out any faults.

Since he had learned the coordinate location of the Heart of the Titan, Li Yu naturally couldn't sit idly by and ignore it, and also prepared to go take a look.

In passing, he cast a glance at the Meditation Fleet's side; they were completely inactive, having no knowledge of this news at all.

Could it be that the deadlocked battle for the Heart of the Titan was going to end so Bafflingly like this? This bizarre thought surfaced in Li Yu's mind.

However, before going, Li Yu decided to divine a fortune for himself. After setting the Spaceship's navigation coordinates, he began Peeking into the Future.

Setting the Spaceship's navigation coordinates was a set condition.

This meant that without external Disruption, the Spaceship would arrive at the coordinate location as scheduled. This greatly narrowed the scope of the future and could reveal a more accurate possibility.

First was Stanley... Hmm... an empty Starry Sky, seemingly no traces of battle...

No, wait!

That's... an Apostle!

From Stanley's perspective, it looked quite ordinary at first, but with a turn of the head, a massive Apostle came into view.

He seemed to be under siege. The light of explosions lit up from time to time, as several tiny figures surrounded the Apostle to attack!

This gave Li Yu a slight shock. If he used the Apostle, he must have encountered an emergency situation.

(End of this chapter)